Wold

Wold

Wold may refer to :

Geography
*The Wolds, a term used in England to describe a range of hills consisting of open country overlying limestone or chalk (see Wood, Wald)
*The former name of the village of Old, Northamptonshire, England

People
* Erling Wold (born 1958), American composer
* Herman Wold (1908-1992), Swedish statistician
* John S. Wold (born 1916), American politician
* Susse Wold (born 1938), Danish actress
* Terje Wold (1899-1972), Norwegian politician
* Cynthia Susan Wold (born 1969), Pharmacy Technician

Books
* The Wold, an area of Middle-Earth north of Rohan, J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium

Music
*"W*O*L*D", a hit single by Harry Chapin
*Wold, black metal band from Saskatchewan on Profound Lore Records

Radio
*WOLD-FM, broadcasting in Marion, Virginia


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  • Wold — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Herman Wold (1908–1992), schwedischer Statistiker John S. Wold (* 1916), US amerikanischer Politiker Susse Wold (* 1938), dänische Schauspielerin Terje Wold (1899–1972), norwegischer Politiker Siehe auch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • wold — wold1 [wōld] n. [ME wold < OE (Anglian) wald, corresponding to OE (WS) weald: see VOLE1] an elevated, treeless tract of land; specif., a chain of treeless, rolling hills wold2 [wōld] n. WELD2 wold3 [wōld] v.aux., vt …   English World dictionary

  • Wold — Wold, n. [OE. wold, wald, AS. weald, wald, a wood, forest; akin to OFries. & OS. wald, D. woud, G. wald, Icel. v[ o]llr, a field, and probably to Gr. ? a grove, Skr. v[=a]?a a garden, inclosure. Cf. {Weald}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A wood; a forest.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wold — Wold, n. See {Weld}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wold — O.E. wald (Anglian), weald (W.Saxon, Kentish) forest, wooded upland, from P.Gmc. *walthuz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. wald, M.Du. wold, Du. woud, O.H.G. wald, Ger. Wald forest, Swed. vall pasture, O.N. völlr soil, field, mead …   Etymology dictionary

  • Wold — (Woit), eine Art Rolle od. Haspel, mit welcher man Garn am Bord spinnt …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • wold — ► NOUN ▪ (especially in British place names) a piece of high, open, uncultivated land or moor. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • WOLD-FM — Infobox Radio station name = WOLD FM city = Marion, Virginia area = Marion, Virginia Saltville, Virginia Tazewell, Virginia branding = Southwest Virginia s Rock 102.5 slogan = The Classic Rock Station airdate = 1968 03 14 frequency = 102.5 MHz… …   Wikipedia

  • Wold — Herman Wold Herman Wold est un célèbre statisticien suédois du XXe siècle. Il est reconnu pour son travail en économétrie et sur les séries temporelles. Portail de l’économie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • wold — cots·wold; wold; …   English syllables

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